promiscuus

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From prō- +‎ misceō (“mix”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /proːˈmis.ku.us/, [proːˈmɪs.kʊ.ʊs]

Adjective

prōmiscuus (feminine prōmiscua, neuter prōmiscuum); first/second declension

  1. not separate or distinct, mixed; mutual, shared
  2. indiscriminate, promiscuous
  3. (grammar) epicene
  4. common, usual, general

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative prōmiscuus prōmiscua prōmiscuum prōmiscuī prōmiscuae prōmiscua
Genitive prōmiscuī prōmiscuae prōmiscuī prōmiscuōrum prōmiscuārum prōmiscuōrum
Dative prōmiscuō prōmiscuae prōmiscuō prōmiscuīs prōmiscuīs prōmiscuīs
Accusative prōmiscuum prōmiscuam prōmiscuum prōmiscuōs prōmiscuās prōmiscua
Ablative prōmiscuō prōmiscuā prōmiscuō prōmiscuīs prōmiscuīs prōmiscuīs
Vocative prōmiscue prōmiscua prōmiscuum prōmiscuī prōmiscuae prōmiscua

Derived terms

Descendants

References
  • promiscuus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • promiscuus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • promiscuus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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